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Number of UK Businesses Going Bust Reaches Four Year High

February 05 2018

The number of UK companies entering liquidation reached levels in 2017 not seen since 2013, recent figures from the Insolvency Service reveal. The quarterly statistical report shows that in England and Wales

17,253 companies entered insolvency in 2017, the highest rate for four years

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